أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ اشْتَرَيْتُ بَرِيرَةَ فَاشْتَرَطَ أَهْلُهَا وَلَائَهَا فَذَکَرْتُ ذَلِکَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَعْتِقِيهَا فَإِنَّ الْوَلَائَ لِمَنْ أَعْطَی الْوَرِقَ قَالَتْ فَأَعْتَقْتُهَا قَالَتْ فَدَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَيَّرَهَا مِنْ زَوْجِهَا فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَکَانَ زَوْجُهَا حُرًّا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4657
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “I bought BarIrah and her masters stipulated that her loyalty (Wala’) should be to them. I mentioned that to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, and he said: ‘Set her free, and loyalty belongs to the one who pays the silver.” She said: “So I set her free. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم called her and gave her the choice regarding her husband, and she chose herself. Her husband was a free man.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020